HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

NAVAIR; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

NAVAIR seeks a Human Resources Director within the Naval Air Systems Command at the Fleet Readiness Center to lead a dynamic HR program aligned with DoN goals, congressional mandates, and mission needs. You will drive manpower strategies, budgeting, recruitment, workforce development, and labor relations across the command.

You will supervise a large HR team, translate directives into practical requirements, and partner with EEO/EO to promote workforce representation while guiding senior

Responsibilities

• Represent customer-based organizations in personnel matters with (OPM, Office of Civilian Human Resources) and recognize employee associations and labor unions.
• Serve as liaison with Talent Acquisition and Staffing to ensure civilian needs are met in recruitment, records maintenance, and system reports.
• Interpret, develop, promulgate, and implement higher echelon HR policies, procedures, and instructions.
• Ensure dissemination of regulations translating objectives into practical requirements.
• Plan and execute workforce restructuring, reshaping, attrition management, and change management strategies.
• Develop and administer annual budgets for labor, training, and contracts.
• Develop and administer the Position Management Board program for sites.
• Review workforce metrics, labor market trends, and personnel costs.
• Implement higher echelon policies in staffing, classification, employee relations, and workforce development.
• Provide management representation in labor relations and contract administration with exclusive bargaining units.
• Support senior management in long-range strategy and transformation initiatives.
• Participate in or direct special projects for the command.
• Supervise ~60 HR professionals and support personnel.
• Ensure guidance on merit principles and collaboration with EEO/EO.

Job description

You will serve as the Human Resources Director (HRD) for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in the Fleet Readiness Center (FRC). You will oversee and direct a comprehensive, dynamic, progressive and effective manpower and Human Capital Management (HCM) program for FRC by creating and implementing strategies and initiatives based on and including budget, workforce requirements and projects, Department of Navy (DoN) goals, mission needs, and congressional mandates.

Position Duties/Responsibilities

• You will represent customer-based organizations in personnel matters with (Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Office of Civilian Human Resources (OCHR), etc.) and recognize employee associations and labor unions.
• You will serve as the liaison with the servicing Office of Civilian Human Resources Talent Acquisition and Staffing team to ensure that civilian customer needs are met in the areas of recruitment, processing, records maintenance, and system reports.
• You will interpret, develop, promulgate, and implement higher echelon policies, procedures, and instructions governing the human resources program within the general framework generated by higher authority.
• You will ensure the dissemination of regulations, directives, and procedures which translate desires, objectives and policies into practical and specific requirements.
• You will plan and execute workforce restructuring activities, design and deliver workforce reshaping and attrition management strategies, create and implement change management strategies, and workforce development programs.
• You will develop, justify, and execute the annual budgets for labor, material, travel, training, and contracts for the command.
• You will develop and administer the Position Management Board program for sites ensuring direction and organization structure review.
• You will review workforce metrics, changing labor market trends, qualification requirements, age of workforce, accidents and injuries, and personnel costs, etc.
• You will implement higher echelon polices, processes, and guidance in the areas involving: staffing/recruitment, classification/position management, employee/labor relations, and Workforce Development, performance management, incentive awards, etc.
• You will provide management representation in the recognition, negotiation, and contract administration phases of the labor relations program of activities with exclusive bargaining units, and on difficult cases providing employee relations services.
• You will provide expert support for senior NAVAIR and local managers’ efforts to devise long-range strategies, priorities, and plans, which help in the successful implementation of these transformations and initiatives.
• You will participate on and/or direct special projects for the command.
• You will supervise a staff of approximately 60 Human Resources (HR) professionals and support personnel who are responsible for advising and assisting managers and supervisors in multiple disciplines of HR.
• You will ensure advice and guidance is provided to top management officials regarding merit principles and collaborate with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Equal Opportunity (EO) ensuring guidance and programs promote workforce representation.

You will ensure advice and guidance is provided to top management officials regarding merit principles and collaborate with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Equal Opportunity (EO) ensuring guidance and programs promote workforce representation.

Minimum Salary

143677

Maximum Salary

186785

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Position Open Date 10/27/2026

Position Close Date 11/03/2026

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